• Emerging astronomers – myths in Astronomy

    Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand

    Are there aliens? What happens if you get sucked into a black hole? Will the universe end? And how? Will a comet hit the Earth and end the world? (Hint: […]

  • Monthly Meeting October – The Messy Eating Habits of Black Holes

    Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

    When an unsuspecting star wanders too close to a supermassive black hole, the star can be ripped apart by the black hole's immense gravity. As the black hole messily feeds […]

  • Film Night October – The Planets – 25 Years Later : Star

    Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

    The Planets - 25 Years Later : Star   The sun is literally the centre of the Solar System - indeed, it takes its name from the Roman personification of […]

  • 2025 Annual Burbidge Dinner

    Sorrento In the Park Cornwall Park, Auckland, New Zealand

    The after dinner speaker for this year's Burbidge Dinner will be Professor Geraint Lewis. Heavenly Tensions: Is modern cosmology in crisis? In this talk, Professor Lewis will explore the growing […]